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2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1040765
Internal NHTSA #	10565014
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SILVERADO
Model Year	2008
File date	18/02/14
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	7:10 a. M. Tuesday morning, i hit black ice and lost control of my vehicle. I proceeded to slide uncontrollably across the road. I then hit a cliff with the front end of my vehicle, once i hit the the cliff my vehicle then flipped in the air and landed on the driver side of the vehicle. Once i had landed on the pavement, another vehicle came along proceeding at around 45 mph. The vehicle proceeded to hit the hood of my vehicle. The driver hit my hood directly with the front end of his vehicle. During the whole incident, i had my seatbelt on. Also it was indicated that my air bags were one and functioning correctly. The vehicle itself was totaled and i sustained whiplash, a slight concussion, severe bruises and cuts, and also received a chipped tooth from hitting the steering wheel with my face.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JESSE, WV
VIN pattern	1GCEK14J38ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	10/12/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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